OpTest® 7 v2.5 adds Python Functionality for Measurement Customization, Improves Encircled/Ensquared Energy Measurements and IR Fast Scanning
OpTest 7 offers an entirely fresh approach to making a sophisticated measurement technique accessible to a wide range of users. It’s based on a legacy of over 30 years of developing Optikos® MTF measurement software. Our latest version, v2.5, is a continuous improvement on the software, with a focus on added benefits in customization, ease of use, and additional hardware and software capabilities.
Upgrade to OpTest v2.5 for Improvements in:
Ease of Use
- Incorporated the Pythonnet package into OpTest7 with Encircled Energy Through Focus Scan measurement sample program. This enables the user to utilize the third-party Python libraries when programming the Python scripting to automate the OpTest7 lens measurements.
- Implemented a Live Video brightness adjustment to enhance the visibility of the image in the Live Video window. This is useful for viewing the full extent of the PSF or image glare.
Capabilities
- Developed the OpTest7 plugin infrastructure to allow customization of new measurement modules.
- Added the High Dynamic Range acquisition for accurately measuring the ensquared/encircled energy, expanding the capabilities and accuracies of OpTest7 measurement capabilities.
Software
- Improved the robustness of the IR fast scanning module by developing algorithm to handle occasionally missing scanning points.
- Continued improvement of OpTest7 by fixing software bugs and robustness of the software.
Screenshots of the latest features added to OpTest® 7 v2.4.
OpTest 7 v2.5 Full Patch Notes
- Developed the OpTest7 plugin infrastructure to allow customization of new measurement modules.
- Incorporated the Pythonnet package into OpTest7 with Encircled Energy Through Focus Scan measurement sample program. This enables the user to utilize the third-party Python libraries when programming the Python scripting to automate the OpTest7 lens measurements.
- Implemented a Live Video brightness adjustment to enhance the visibility of the image in the Live Video window. This is useful for viewing the full extent of the PSF or image glare.
- Added the High Dynamic Range acquisition for accurately measuring the ensquared/encircled energy, expanding the capabilities and accuracies of OpTest7 measurement capabilities.
- Optimized the automatic digital gain/offset operation to eliminate the confusion of the image saturation.
- Improved the robustness of the IR fast scanning module by developing algorithm to handle occasionally missing scanning points.
- Continued improvement of OpTest7 by fixing software bugs and robustness of the software.
About OpTest 7
OpTest 7 offers an entirely fresh approach to making a sophisticated measurement technique accessible to a wide range of users. It’s based on a legacy of over 30 years of developing Optikos® MTF measurement software.
At its core, OpTest 7 software is the engine that drives our OpTest and LensCheck™ systems. It controls the motorized stages, source shutters, target wheels, and image capture acquisition (both video and infrared scanning) inherent in these systems. OpTest 7 also performs sophisticated image quality analysis, including the application of appropriate correction factors, and presents the measurement results to the user with powerful visual graphics and reports.
Our latest version offers users a wide array of new features providing enhanced measurement modules and improved efficiency, compatibility, and ease-of-use.
Minimum system requirements for upgrade include a system currently running OpTest 7 on a 64-bit, Windows 7 or 10 operating system. Upgrades are available for older systems*.
Ready to upgrade?
Click the button below or contact support@optikos.com to learn more about upgrading your OpTest 7 software to v2.4.
System Requirements
Operating System: Windows 7 or 10
System Type: 64-Bit
Installed Memory (RAM): 16 GB
Image Analyzer Camera (VIS): GigE CCD or CMOS – Older cameras may require hardware upgrades.
Image Analyzer Camera (LWIR): Cameralink Interface (17 or 25 um pixels) – Older cameras may require hardware upgrades.
Motion Control System: Optikos Motion Control (OpTest) or All-Motion (LensCheck) – Older motion control systems may require hardware upgrades.
*Additional hardware may be required.
Previous Patch Notes
v2.4
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Improved Fast Scanning IR Measurement Mode that increases MTF measurements by a factor of up to 4.
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Improved Encircled/Ensquared Energy Measurement Module using parallel calculation processes by a factor of 4.
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Implemented a Thermal Cycling Process Module to assist operator to cycle through a thermal profile before the lens thermal measurement.
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Added an IR Detector Uniformity 2D Scanning Module to assist operate to evaluate the 2D uniformity of the detector scanning on the lens image plane.
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Upgraded the OpTest 7 Iron Python from revision 2.7 to 3.4 to support the Python 3.x libraries.
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Upgraded the OpTest 7 Integrated Python Editor to support 3.4 Iron Python.
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Implemented OpTest7 Lens Phase Transfer Function (PTF) Measurement Module.
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Added a measurement cover page to the OpTest7 measurement report template.
v2.3
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Implementation of a new Fast Scanning IR measurement mode using a position triggered signal capture technique. The new measurement module speeds up the scanning MTF measurement by a factor of three to four.
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Addition of an automatic filter wheel control for improved chromatic aberration measurements when using the OG-1000 series of multi-spectral object generators.
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Implemented a measurement mode that mitigates the effect of image jitter due to vibration or air currents.
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Added capability of distortion measurements at multiple roll angles (requires Rotary Lens Mount).
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Improved the thermal measurement workflow and robustness (Requires LensCheck or OpTest Thermal Module).
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Other enhancements and bug fixes inline with our continuous product improvements.
v2.2
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Implemented Microsoft SQL database support in the OpTest 7 measurement to manage vast of test data.
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Developed an off-the-shelf handheld controller for LensCheck motion stages.
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Enhanced the Flange Focal Length measurement module to include statistic analysis of multiple FFL measurements.
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Exposed functions and properties from OpTest 7 WCF server to support the automatic lens loading using robotics.
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Added the fast production MTF measurement module using optimized image plane fitting algorithm from THF results at all fields.
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Improved the production MTF measurement speed and yield using MTF corridor calculation for pass/fail.
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Added support to automatically detect and configure SD-500/SD-600/SD-700/SD-800/SD-900 IR image analyzers.
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Improved U-shape optics measurement algorithm and workflow
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Improved the measurement robustness and efficiency in the virtual finite and afocal OpTest7 bench configurations
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Implemented Keylok dongle protection to OpTest 7
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Other enhancement and bug fixes
v2.1
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Added a temperature servo control algorithm in Thermal Measurement.
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Improved through focus scan algorithm for edge target in Flange Focal Length measurement module.
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Added IR scanning GSF measurement module.
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Added a coarse focus search routine before first through focus scan at each field.
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Enhanced measurement data report.
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Improved image search algorithm in Combo measurement.
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Fixed the intermittent video crash/frozen bug when running CMOS camera with Spinnaker SDK.
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Other enhancement and bug fixes.
v2.0
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Thermal Measurement support.
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CMOS camera support.
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3-D charts for Point spread function and THF measurement.
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GSF measurement enhancement.
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Legacy SWIR camera control support.
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Combo measurement pause/continue function.
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Multiple hotpixel maps of binning support
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Auto exposure enhancement.
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PrintTemplete enhancement.
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Combo measurement performance enhancement.
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NET Framework 4.7 support.
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Upgraded charts display from Scichart 5.1.
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Other enhancement and bug fixes.
v1.9.3
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Handheld motion control for OpTest 7 LensCheck.
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Lens ID Barcode scan support.
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Multiple target sets support.
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Multiple filter set support.
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Pass/Fail for EFL measurement.
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Pass/Fail for Distortion measurment.
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Pass/Fail for GSF measurement.
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GSF measurement enhancement.
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PrintTemplete enhancement.
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Auto save for data and images enhancement.
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MTF data log is configurable with bench test configuration.
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Combo measurement performance enhancement.
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Other enhancement and bug fixes.
v1.9.2
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No dimensions on beam steering and object X.
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At startup, beam steering X at 126 micron instead of 0.
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Cancel measurement, beam steering return to original position.
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At power up, had 70 AUTOPHASE.
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Focus at Field removed (under Best Focus Position for Specified Field Position).
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Combo measurement starts at 0 micron focus.
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Pass/Fail Tan-Sag difference is configurable. Default is no.
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Print template MTF pass/fail data misaligned.
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MTF Report 2 add average in data.
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Strong named OpTest7ServerProxy.dll.
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Other bug fixes.
v1.9.1
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SD800/SD900 support.
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Added MTF Pass/Fail for Sag-Tan difference.
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Other Bug fixes.
v1.9.0
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LensCheck Windows 10 support.
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MTF Pass/Fail flag on the MTF measurement page and report.
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Improvement of user experience for most dialog boxes.
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Sortable system configuration list.
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Improvement of line of sight user interface.
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Support 16 bit tiff image save and load.
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Support 24/32bit bitmap load.
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Multi target set support with individual configuration section(up to 3).
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Relative Illumination support known image height to skip distortion measurement.
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Support LWIR Dalsa camera control.
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Added "Skip Center Alignment on Axis" option to improve combo measurement performance.
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Bug fixes.
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